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Codex Alimentarius Commission
Geneva, Switzerland, 25 – 30 November 2024
The 47th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 25–30 November. The plenary sessions will be webcast in all six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish).
The plenary discussions will take place from 10.00 to 13:00 CET and 15:00 to 18:00 CET from Monday 25 November to Thursday 28 November 2024. Side events will be held on Friday, 29 November. Report adoption will take place on Saturday, 30 November from 10:00 CET.
Technical Codex committees met throughout 2024 to complete work on a range of texts which have been proposed for adoption by CAC47.
Texts for adoption include:
* Revisions to Standard for Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils (CXS 33-1981)
Revision to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CXS 210-1999): inclusion of Avocado Oil
Guidelines for Food Hygiene Control Measures in Traditional Markets for Food
Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Ciguatera Poisoning
Additions, revisions, and amendments to General Standard for Food Additives (GFSA) (CXS 192-1995) – addition of Jagua Blue
Revisions to the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling (CXG 2-1985), Annex I
Amendment of the Standard for Canned Sardines and Sardine-Type Products (CXS 94-1981)
Guidelines on the Provision of Food Information for Pre-Packaged Foods
Guidelines on the Use of Technology to Provide Food Information in Food Labelling
Revision to the General Standard for the Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods (CXS 1-1985): provisions relevant to allergen labelling
Real-time summaries of key decisions made by the Codex Alimentarius Commission will be published on the websites of both FAO and WHO as they happen.
About Codex
Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the Codex Alimentarius Commission first met in 1963. It is the United Nations’ body charged with setting food standards to protect consumer health and facilitate fair practices in international food trade.
Comprising 188 Member Countries and 1 Member Organization (the European Union) and 240 Observer Organizations, the Commission meets annually to adopt food safety and quality standards and related recommendations.
EXPERTS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS
Journalists are encouraged to contact FAO and WHO to arrange interviews with respective experts on a range of Codex Alimentarius related themes.
WEBSTREAM
Please find links to web streams in all languages in the CAC47 YouTube playlist
RESOURCES FOR THE MEDIA
All Codex CAC47 documents
About Codex
SUMMARIES ON KEY DECISIONS
FAO Newsroom
WHO Newsroom
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Giacomo Martella
Communication specialist
Alyssa Palmquist
Communications Officer
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